Man's Tyrannical Dominion Rocking folk music...  A selection of both old and contemporary broadsides and topical songs as we turn to musing on the state of the world and human development. A critique of the given civilisation  narrative & the key foundations/conclusions upon which that myth was built, that which shapes all our lives today. A dominance hierarchy, a security state that sanctions violence to protect who & what? Divide to rule. Organised and carefully sanitised religion which channels people away from spirituality towards worship of the great, all-powerful, all-seeing, most-unholy, generally patriarchal  God state  and its supreme currency - wealth . How did humanity lose all balance with nature and devalue, turn its back on higher knowledge to become obsessed only with self gratification? Taking a look at historical civilisations and prehistoric creation myths, how mankind seems to have travelled with a celestial procession from darkness to ligh...

Blues N Rags  Just like it says.. good ol' southern ragtime and blues with a splash of southern rock n roll. Playlist runs beween the late 1950's & 2020. Many songs from the road, leaving songs, walkin' songs, returning songs... Rags with attitude!   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^    Thank you to Cristen Craven Bernard & Erika Litteral for the cover background artwork The Blue Rags were a fun, punky ragtime swing group outta North Carolina. Four romping tracks from their 1997 CD. Bluesman Abe Reid was with the band at around that time before putting his solo project, Basicly Dumb (sic) out in '99. I was lucky to catch them both live back then in Asheville on different nights, raucous and memorable (lets not even go into the blue lights haha). Guitarist & blues/ragtime specialist  Stefan Grossman is well known in the UK for his 1980's ...

  Not Fire Not ICE ...Dysturbing Hystory of Iniquity Topical and heavily eclectic all-era music of resistance mixtape selection. From folk to R&B, funk, rock, reggae, soul & more... The session starts starts in a wonderfully hypnotic & melancholy style in tune with current moods but picks up pace to climax in fire later on. It concludes with calls for unity & steadfastness in the struggle from the likes of  Stevie Wonder ,  Luciano , Tracy Chapman , Morgan Heritage & the great  Bob Marley . Big tunes from Ziggy Marley ,  Richie Havens , Gil Scott-Heron , Sly Stone ,  Joy Denalane , Jah9 , & Ben Harper . Ms. Lauryn Hill burned up the studio during her 1992 solo  Unplugged set, pure fya! Ronnie Benjamin hails from the Virgin Isles and was father to the late & legendary Vaughn Benjamin of reggae band Midnite. Got to Make it Someday is a real Caribbean folk gem, a heartfelt song of perseverance. B-side of a rare 7'' that ca...

From Timbuktu to Terrapin Station Kick back to this eclectic folk-rock session 1970's-2020's. From straight up solo acoustic & semi-acoustic folk to spacious bluesy folk rock and world/reggae/ska beats with some extended jazzy jams...   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE or tap icons to enter the internet archives post^^   Features tracks from the outstanding debut album by Scottish folk band Silly Wizard  ( 1971 ) and also 2 recordings by fellow Scots The Battlefield Band . Three killer tunes by Robert Plant , two taken from the powerful new LP with his touring band Saving Grace  plus a cracking live recording captured from his 2003 performace at Timbuktu! More cool, expansive vibes from Bert Keely both solo & with his band the Flying Other Ones . We continue to commemorate the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir after his recent passing with his impressions of two Dead classics; I Know You Rider & the rambling Terrapin Station . Special tribute to Chilean ...

Give Peace a Chance 2026   Topical folk songs, many lamenting and protesting war. Economically motivated conflict benefits only the very few while causing immense damage, loss & suffering. The forecasts for 2026 are ominous as the new year immediately kicked off with more illegal US foreign aggression and more threats against sovereign nations. People link up and demand an end to unnecessary warmongering, sabre-rattling and war conscription while pressuring governments to follow the UN Charter on Human Rights and  show full support for  the ICC, the ICJ, the ECHR and the UN itself so they can all get on with their work in making the world a better place for us all. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!       ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE or tap on logo^^       The mix opens & concludes most fittingly with John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band .  Longtime advocate for peace  June Tabor  features with some moving songs fr...

 Voices 2025 Outlaws & Heroes. All-era Folk, blues, country, americana selection with the usual healthy focus on protest songs.   ^^stream & download^^ CLICK PLAY TWICE There's a whole load of shite going off in the world right now with levels of ignorance, misinformation, cruelty, inhumanity, surveilance & polarisation not seen in the West in 80 years. With our freedoms, economic security and the living planet itself under serious threat billionaires are running amok, stirring up racial predjudice & class war to cover up their ebezzlement en mass  while impoverishing governments (i.e. the people) at previously unseen levels everywhere . Enough is enough! The people must & will prevail over big money and greed eventually due to total unsustainability. It requires a complete overturn of economic & management systems as we know them though and will involve some personal sacrifices and lifestyle changes but it is doable. Right now, while we're on the ...

Over The Hills And Far Away A somewhat eclectic landscape of folk, americana and country with a few rocky outcrops along the way... Four songs by vocalist Judy Dunlop from her excellent Sway With Me LP with Ashley Hutchings from 2009, a celebration of the majesty and stoic beauty of trees that brings environmental degradation into focus. Dunlop has a rich, strong voice remenicent of Sandy Denny at her best. Also featuring songs from the incredible Iris Dement and Gillian Welch alongside David Rawlings . West country folk supergroup Show Of Hands are strongly represented while Neil Young , Free , Jethro Tull , Led Zeppelin and Elvis Costello blend in some slightly different vibes...    Listen to Over The Hills And Far Away by Old Timer in Isan on hearthis.at    Continuous mix 90 mins download from the streaming link above Thanks for passing through!   

One for the road... Musical collage featuring artists from across from the British Isles & North America with several collabs between musicians from both regions and a spotlight on Aly Bain's amazing Transatlantic Sessions from 1995 wich starred such luminaries as Emmylou Harris, Mary Black, Dick Gaughan and John Martyn. Stream/download here   Mix partly inspired by Rainbow Tribe vibes and golden memories of the national Rainbow Gathering in Montana 2000. Organic creative acoustic music.   Continuous mix 3hrs Download through the internet archives stream above  

One for & from the road Blues, country and folk selections. North American music predominates here though the British Isles are well represented also. Nothing beats the sensation of embarking on an open-ended road trip, that good ole' RESTLESS HUNGRY FEELING   Listen to A Restless Hungry Feeling - Country & Folk by Old Timer in Isan on hearthis.at Track list pic from Mt. Chelan, the head of the Buttermilk Trail West Fork. I had the pleasure of doing wilderness trail maintenance and camp living along this lonesome & awesome valley trail June-September 2000. Cover pic highway through Bitterroot Nation Forest, Montana. Continuous mix 2.5hrs Download via the above streaming link THANKS FOR PASSIN' THROUGH...  

  When protest is now longer allowed, what then?   Selection of protest music 1950s-present. The current crackdown on certain modes of dissident action in the West, particularly environmental protest, signals a new era of totalitarianism & suppression of expression. A whole series of legislation, beginning in the 80s, have eroded & removed many of the rights that were formerly taken for granted while the cursed tranfer of power known as privatisation has leeched society and bled regular people dry. That heads of governments are seen to overtly collude with commercial titans & media moguls only reinforces the prevailing mood of helpess futility & inevitability, a feeling reinforced by economic neccessity and, crucially, the law. Criminal injustice at every level & on all fronts.   Listen to High Up There In Gilded Boardrooms by Old Timer in Isan on hearthis.at Traditions of musical resistance that have roots stretching back into antiquity...

  Who's Gonna Win The War Now? Listen to Who's Gonna Win The War Now? by Paul Rootsical on hearthis.at Folk, folk-rock, stoner rock & psychedelic music and back again... Selections here focus largely on the theme of PERPETUAL WAR and ideals of freedom, will this pestilence that is humanity ever resolve to really pull itself together for the general good? Sadly I very much doubt it.  #Greed #Inequality #Conflict #EnvionmentalCatastrophy #Destruction #ModernDaySlavery Features Faiport Convention, Dave Swarbrick, Country Joe, Dick Gaughan, The Groundhogs, Hawkwind, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, C.S.N.Y, Neil Young, Ben Harper, The Doors, John Lennon, Amy Winehouse, Mannassas, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, คาราบาว (Carabao) Tracklist Fairport Convention - The Ballad Of Easy Rider Dave Swarbrick - It Suits Me Well Country Joe Mcdonald - The Man From Aphabaska Dick Gaughan - Worker's Song / Think Again Fairport Convention - The Deserter The Groundhogs - Thank Chri...

    A down home selection of blues and blues rock favorites with a country twist...   Listen to Another Side Of The Blues by Paul Rootsical on hearthis.at   TRACKLIST Abe Reid - Basicly Dumb  JJ Cale - Okie  Rory Gallagher - The Cuckoo  Stephen Stills - Blind Fiddler  Ben Harper - Excuse Me Mr  JJ Cale - Magnolia  Neil Young - For The Turnstyles  Eric Clapton - Willie & The Hand Jive  Bonnie Raitt - Bluebird  Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby McGee  Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Ballad Of Curtis Loew  Led Zeppelin - Tangerine  Heart - Magic Man  Aerosmith - Dream On  Drive By Truckers - Danko Manuel  The Band - Long Black Veil  Bob Dylan & The Band - Forever Young  Willie Nelson - Me And Paul  Townes Van Zandt - Poncho And Lefty  Rory Gallagher - Wheels Within Wheels # Bonnie Raitt - Big Road  Eric Clapton - Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out  Abe Reid ...

  What You Do With What You Got Listen to What You Do With What You Got by Old Timer in Isan on hearthis.at   Cool & calm country, folk roots selection. Features four great Dylan tracks from his 1988 US tour, a period when the man was back in superlative form. Tracks from Richard & Linda Thompson's 1st album and some brilliant early Dick Gaughan. A few cool reggae crossover versions make an appearance midway through. WILLIE NELSON - HANDS ON THE WHEEL BEN HARPER - PARIS SUNRISE #7 BOB DYLAN - JOHN BROWN STEVE EARLE - RICH MAN'S WAR / WARRIOR RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON - THE CALVARY CROSS DICK GAUGHAN - SHIPWRECK / THE POUND A WEEK RISE RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON - WITHERED AND DIED NEIL YOUNG - SLOWPOKE PAUL KOSSOFF - A MOUTHFUL OF GRASS BOB DYLAN - RANK STRANGERS TO ME JOE COCKER - DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD BEN HARPER - GATHER 'ROUND THE STONE EMMYLOU HARRIS - DEEPER WELL HOLMES BROTHERS & LEVON HELM - I'VE JUST SEEN THE ROCK OF AGES BO...